When does a Cockrel Crow

[Habibs Hens]

I have a FCM about 7 weeks maybe 8 Weeks old

and he crowed today for the first time

it was short and sweet but defo a crow

my other cockrels are not crowing yet they are also 7-8 weeks old

when is it usual for a cock to crow


i tell ya though it was music to my ears to hear him crow

 

[Malibu99]

Cockerels can start crowing anywhere from 7 weeks to 20.

 

[BerrytangleFarm]

I had two that crowed at 5 weeks!

 

[1Teacherchick]

My new Rhode Island Red just started making a coughing sort of attempt. He is 10 weeks. It's so cute. He's so serious, it's hilarious!

 

[Habibs Hens]

it is very cute to listen to that rough crow

my legbar who is also about 8 weeks tried to mount my buff orp 5 week old yesterday

that was hilerious to watch

he just fell over and my buff was like what the... was that all about

lol

 

[Chicky-dees]

I have 3 roosters in my flock that are just beginning to make that strangled sound. It is a crow, but it sounds all broken and garbled. So funny! The boys are growing up!

 

[Parismymare]

My silkie rooster did not crow till about 10 months, but my cochin was crowing at 4 months. the first time I heard Fufu start to crow I thought he was dying or something

Green Bean ( the cochin) had been crowing for months and the sound Fufu made was VERY strange and caused me to run over to the coop and see if there was a fox or hawlk or something, all I found was a silkie rooster looking at me like what do you want and procided to for lack of a better term "crow" agian, He has now figured it out but man they can sound terrible, my friends silke sounded bad at first too

 

[Habibs Hens]

i tell you though regardless of how they start to sound

a chicken flock with out a rooster crowing is like having a roast dinner without gravy

i love the sound of my roo's crowing

 

[gg706]

My chicks are 10-11 weeks old and what I believe is a roo hasn't made a peep! I am waiting to hear him attempt....and nothing! I was also wondering when he would start so Thanks to OP for posting this! If they crow later does that typically mean they will be more of a "quiet" roo ?

 

[speckledhen]

Earliest I've caught one here is 4 days old. That's DAYS. Have had a few who crowed within their first week of life.

Oldest ever was 25 weeks old.